[PDF] African American Heritage Trail Washington Dc eBook

Author : Marya McQuirter
Publisher :
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 50,6 MB
Release : 2003
Category : African American Heritage Trail (Washington, D.C.)
ISBN :

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"African American Heritage Trail is designed for residents and tourists seeking an introduction to the wealth of African American historic and cultural sites in Washington, D.C."--P. 7.

Author : Patsy Mose Fletcher
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1625856253

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From the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, African Americans in the Washington, D.C. area sought leisure destinations where they could relax without the burden of racial oppression. Local picnic parks such as Eureka and Madre's were accessible by streetcars. Black-owned steamboats ferried passengers seeking sun and sand to places like Collingwood Beach, and African American families settled into quiet beach-side communities along the Western Shore of Maryland. Author and public historian Patsy M. Fletcher reveals the history behind Washington's forgotten era of African American leisure.

Author : Barbara Boyle Torrey
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 1647120810

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"Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793 while working for George Washington's Potomac Company. Authors Barbara Boyle Torrey and Clara Myrick Green then follow the lives of five generations of Pointer's descendants as they lived and worked on the banks of the Potomac, in the port of Georgetown, and in a rural corner of the nation's capital. By tracing the story of one family and their experiences, Between Freedom and Equality offers a moving and inspiring look at the challenges that free African Americans have faced in Washington, DC, since before the district's founding ..."--

Author : Mildred D. Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 28,58 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0425288080

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The saga of the Logan family--made famous in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry--concludes in a deeply fulfilling story, now available in paperback. In her tenth book, Mildred Taylor completes her sweeping saga about the Logan family of Mississippi, which is also the story of the civil rights movement in America of the 20th century. Cassie Logan, first met in Song of the Trees and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, is a young woman now, searching for her place in the world, a journey that takes her from Toledo to California, to law school in Boston, and, ultimately, in the 60s, home to Mississippi to participate in voter registration. She is witness to the now-historic events of the century: the Great Migration north, the rise of the civil rights movement, preceded and precipitated by the racist society of America, and the often violent confrontations that brought about change. Rich, compelling storytelling is Ms. Taylor's hallmark, and she fulfills expectations as she brings to a close the stirring family story that has absorbed her for over forty years. It is a story she was born to tell.

Author : Mildred D. Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 1992-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101657987

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"Cassie recounts harrowing events during late 1941. An engrossing picture of fine young people endeavoring to find the right way in a world that persistently wrongs them." --Kirkus Reviews

Author : Pamela J. Cressey
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9781892123893

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The first bicycling and walking guide to Alexandria, Virginia's rich cultural and shipping heritage and important place in American history.

Author : Mabel O. Wilson
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1588345696

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Rising on the National Mall next to the Washington Monument, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a tiered bronze beacon inviting everyone to learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience and how it helped shape this nation. Begin with the Past: Building the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the story of how this unparalleled museum found its place in the nation’s collective memory and on its public commons. Begin with the Past presents the long history of efforts to build a permanent place to collect, study, and present African American history and culture. In 2003 the museum was officially established at long last, yet the work of the museum was only just beginning. The book traces the appointment of the director, the selection of the site, and the process of conceiving, designing, and constructing a public monument to the achievements and contributions of African Americans. The careful selection of architects, designers, and engineers culminated in a museum that embodies African American sensibilities about space, form, and material and incorporates rich cultural symbols into the design of the building and its surrounding landscape. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a place for all Americans to understand our past and embrace our future, and this book is a testament to the inspiration and determination that went into creating this unique place.